"devices may strike you as altogether shopworn."" Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan ""Mr. Monk Takes Manhattan"" is the first episode of the third season of the American comedy-drama detective television series ""Monk"", and the show's 30th episode overall. The series follows Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), a private detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder and multiple phobias, and his assistant Sharona Flemming (Bitty Schram). In this episode, Monk travels to New York City in an attempt to discover his wife's killer, but may solve the case of the death of the Latvian ambassador. Written by Andy Breckman and directed by Randall Zisk, ""Mr. Monk"
"""Monk"", and the protagonist of the series, Adrian Monk. Monk was originally envisioned as a ""more goofy and physical"" Inspector Clouseau type of character. However, Hoberman came up with the idea of a detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder. This was inspired by his own bout with self-diagnosed obsessive-compulsive disorder; in a ""Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"" interview, he stated: ""Like Monk, I couldn't walk on cracks and had to touch poles. I have no idea why – but if I didn't do these things, something terrible would happen."" Hoberman was previously married to Tia Hoberman (née Yousse), with whom he has 3 children. He"
"Monk (TV series) Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a police procedural series, but also exhibits comic and dramatic tones in its exploration of the main characters' personal lives. The series was produced by Mandeville Films and Touchstone Television in association with Universal Television. The series debuted on July 12, 2002, on USA Network. It continued for eight seasons, with the final season concluding on December 4, 2009. The series held the record"
"Monk (season 1) The first season of ""Monk"" originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 12 to October 18, 2002, which consisted of 13 episodes. Tony Shalhoub, Bitty Schram, Ted Levine, and Jason Gray-Stanford were introduced as portraying the main characters. Tony Shalhoub portrayed Adrian Monk, the title character, an OCD homicide detective from San Francisco, who was removed from the force after the murder of his wife. A DVD of the season was released on June 15, 2004. David Hoberman was the first to sign on to the ABC project, pitching a show about a"
"but ineffectual respective police counterparts. In addition, Monk has a brother whose abilities of deduction are even more amazing than his, yet much more geographically limited due to his own personal problems, somewhat in the style of Mycroft Holmes (who is more adept than Sherlock but also notoriously lazy). When trying to think of a possible name for the character, co-creator Andy Breckman decided to look for a ""simple monosyllabic last name"" Co-creator David Hoberman revealed that the casting sessions were ""depressing"". USA Network's executive vice president Jeff Wachtel stated that looking for the right actor to portray Monk was"
"well as special features and a collectible 32-page booklet. ""Monk"" episodes from seasons 1–8 are also available on iTunes. All seasons are also available in HD format. The Region 2 DVDs of seasons 1–3 are in the 4:3 aspect ratio. Monk (TV series) Monk is an American comedy-drama detective mystery television series created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the title character, Adrian Monk. It originally ran from 2002 to 2009 and is primarily a police procedural series, but also exhibits comic and dramatic tones in its exploration of the main characters' personal lives. The series was produced"
"obstructed, and that the gunshot's echo would have masked the direction of the shot. As such, it was impossible that Lloyd could have known where the shots were coming from unless he already knew where the gunman would be. ""Monk"" was originally envisioned as an Inspector Clouseau type of show by an American Broadcasting Company (ABC) executive. Learning about it, co-creator David Hoberman came up with the idea of a detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder in 1998. This was inspired by his own bout with self-diagnosed obsessive–compulsive disorder. Initially, Michael Richards was considered, but ABC and Touchstone (now ABC Studios) worried"
"garnered many accolades. Monk was included in Bravo's list of The 100 Greatest Television Characters of All Time, and Shalhoub has won various awards for his portrayal, including a Golden Globe Award, three Primetime Emmy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Monk was originally envisioned as a ""more goofy and physical"" Inspector Clouseau type of character. However, co-creator David Hoberman came up with the idea of a detective with obsessive–compulsive personality disorder. This was inspired by his own bout with self-diagnosed obsessive–compulsive disorder; in a ""Pittsburgh Post-Gazette"" interview, he stated that, ""Like Monk, I couldn't walk on cracks and"
"he based Monk partly on himself, and also on other fictional detectives, such as Lt. Columbo, Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes. Other actors considered for the role included Dave Foley, John Ritter, Henry Winkler, Stanley Tucci, Alfred Molina and Michael Richards. The network eventually chose Shalhoub because they felt he could ""bring the humor and passion of Monk to life"". Stanley Tucci and Alfred Molina had guest appearances on ""Monk"", with Tucci appearing in season 5 episode ""Mr. Monk and the Actor"", and Molina appearing in season 6 episode ""Mr. Monk and the Naked Man"". Both Monk and Shalhoub have"
"non-shopping television and film assets (including USA Network, the Sci-Fi Channel, Trio, USA Films (which was rechristened as Focus Features and Studios USA) to Vivendi Universal. USA and the other channels were folded into Vivendi's Universal Television Group. In July 2002, the channel debuted ""Monk"", which became one of USA Network's first breakout hit series. It is the comedy-drama police procedural that starred Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk, a former San Francisco police inspector-turned-consultant who suffers from various obsessive-compulsive behaviors that include the ability to pay attention to detail when solving crimes. It ran for eight seasons until it ended"
"as detective first class by Stottlemeyer in the season 8 episode ""Mr. Monk and the Badge"". Though he is very excited about his reinstatement initially, Monk realizes that becoming a detective again did not mean that he would be happier. In a session with Dr. Bell, Monk realizes he was always happy as a private detective and consultant to the SFPD as his own boss. After overcoming his fear of heights and singlehandedly capturing a killer window-washer, Monk turns in his badge. In the series finale, he learns that his late wife, Trudy, had given birth to a daughter before"
"done at Edwards Air Force Base. During the first season of ""Monk"", the series used a jazzy instrumental intro to the show by songwriter Jeff Beal, performed by guitarist Grant Geissman. The theme won the 2003 Emmy Award for Best Main Title Music. NYC actor Colter Rule was hired by USA Network to do all radio and TV promos for the series from its inception, lending an ironic, understated tone which contributed to the show's early popularity. The original tag was ""Monk! America's Favorite Defective Detective!"" When season two began, the series received a new theme song, entitled ""It's a"
"because they looked a lot like monkeys), ""Sherlocko the Monk,"" who made his first appearance in 1910. That name was scrapped after Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of Sherlock Holmes, threatened legal action over the parodied name. (Sherlocko's bumbling partner Watso did not survive the renaming, either; he became ""The Colonel."") Sherlocko used careful examnination of clues and his knowledge of human nature to solve the crimes. Almost invariably they were done by some other ""monk"" character in the course of his regular activities (Groucho, Forgetto, Henpecko, Nervo ...) An earlier version of Sherlocko, entitled ""Knocko the Monk,"" spawned a"
"Monk learns that, in fact, Rickover had saved the baby girl who is now a 26-year-old movie critic named Molly whom he connects with and grows to love. Trudy Monk Trudy Anne Ellison Monk is the beloved deceased wife of Adrian Monk on the television series ""Monk"". Adrian's attempt to solve the case of her murder is the show's longest-running plot arc, and it was her death that left Adrian ""emotionally paralyzed,"" the trigger for his obsessive–compulsive disorder. She worked as a columnist for ""The San Francisco Examiner"", and as a reporter for ""San Francisco Chronicle"", writing hard-hitting exposes. Trudy"
"William Monk Inspector William Monk is a fictional character created by the writer Anne Perry and hero of a series of books. Monk was born in Northumberland in the Victorian era, the son of a fisherman. Before he joined the police, Monk worked as a banker under Arroll Dundas, who became Monk's mentor and taught him how to behave and dress like a gentleman. When Dundas was wrongly convicted of railway fraud, Monk decided he would never again be so powerless against injustice and became a policeman. He was ruthlessly ambitious and quickly climbed the career ladder—while making many enemies"
"first episode was shot in Vancouver, British Columbia in 2001. ""Mr. Monk and the Candidate"" was written by Andy Breckman and directed by Dean Parisot. When the episode first aired in the United States on the USA Network on July 12, 2002, it was watched by 4.8 million viewers. The episode was generally well received by critics, with most of the praise regarding Shalhoub's performance as the title character. In the past, Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub) was a San Francisco Police Department's investigator, but the death of his wife, Trudy, led him to develop depression, exacerbate his obsessive–compulsive disorder and"
"his father tells him in season five. He later meets Jack Jr. in the episode ""Mr. Monk's Other Brother"" during season seven. Much like novels in a series about a starring detective, all but one of the episodes have titles in the form of ""Mr. Monk and (a person or thing)"", e.g. ""Mr. Monk and the Bad Girlfriend"", ""Mr. Monk (does something)"", e.g. ""Mr. Monk Goes to the Circus"", ""Mr. Monk (is something)"", e.g. ""Mr. Monk Is on the Run"", or ""Mr. Monk Gets (something)"", e.g. ""Mr. Monk Gets Hypnotized"". The one exception is the season eight episode ""Happy Birthday,"
"The Monk (Doctor Who) The Monk is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series ""Doctor Who"". Played by the British actor Peter Butterworth, the character appeared in two stories, ""The Time Meddler"" and ""The Daleks' Master Plan"", as an adversary of the First Doctor. They were written and co-written respectively by Dennis Spooner. Other than the Doctor and Susan, the Monk was the first member of the Doctor's species to appear in the programme, and the second ""Doctor Who"" villain (after the Daleks) to make a return appearance. The Monk was the possessor of a stolen Mark"
"Trudy Monk Trudy Anne Ellison Monk is the beloved deceased wife of Adrian Monk on the television series ""Monk"". Adrian's attempt to solve the case of her murder is the show's longest-running plot arc, and it was her death that left Adrian ""emotionally paralyzed,"" the trigger for his obsessive–compulsive disorder. She worked as a columnist for ""The San Francisco Examiner"", and as a reporter for ""San Francisco Chronicle"", writing hard-hitting exposes. Trudy was played by Stellina Rusich in the first two seasons and Melora Hardin from the third season on; in the season five episode ""Mr. Monk and the Class"
"""Monk"" to her boss, Wachtel. Trying to change USA's reputation of ""a muscles-and-mayhem"" network, Wachtel and then USA president Doug Herzog, decided to charge on ""Monk"", ""a cerebral series"". Watchel wanted to cast Tony Shalhoub, ""someone who could bring the humor and passion of Monk to life"", as Monk. Shalhoub initially was not interested, but after his manager's insistence and the fact the pilot director was Dean Parisot, he accepted. Parisot declared, ""The pilot was a strong collaboration between myself, David Hoberman, Andy Breckman and Tony Shalhoub."" Sharona's character was originally written as an African-American, but Bitty Schram, who ""had"
"In ""Mr. Monk and the Class Reunion"", it is revealed that Monk had the nickname ""Captain Cool"" in college, and Natalie is amused to find that he got it from the fact he spent every weekend defrosting the student lounge refrigerator in his dormitory. His dorm room was number 303. In the episode ""Mr. Monk and the Three Pies"", it is revealed that Monk was angry at his brother for never contacting him after Trudy's death. When the two are reunited, Ambrose admits he did not call Adrian because he believed that he was responsible for the incident. Trudy was"
"is revealed on only one occasion, when he explains to a lady friend that his father was obsessed with Captain James Cook, so he was named after HMS ""Endeavour"". On other occasions, he usually answers, ""Morse. Everyone just calls me Morse."" or dryly replies ""Inspector"", when asked what his first name is. Thaw appreciated that Morse was different from many other classic detectives such as Hercule Poirot and Sherlock Holmes. Morse was brilliant, but he was not always right. He often arrested the wrong person or came to the wrong conclusion. As a result, unlike many classic sleuths, Morse does"
"and seemed to have difficulty expressing affection. Adrian's father, Jack Monk, abandoned the family when Adrian was eight years old when he went out for Chinese food and did not return. Adrian has an agoraphobic brother named Ambrose (John Turturro), from whom he was estranged for seven years following Trudy's death. Monk states that his mother died in 1994. The episode ""Mr. Monk and the Marathon Man"" reveals that Monk ran track in high school, but quit when he entered college. The episode ""Mr. Monk and the Other Detective"" reveals that his alma mater is the University of California, Berkeley."
"a psychiatrist – Dr. Charles Kroger (Stanley Kamel) in the first six seasons and Dr. Neven Bell (Héctor Elizondo) in the last two seasons – weekly, and at several points, daily. Moments of extreme stress can cause Monk to enter a dissociative state, as seen in the Season 1 episode ""Mr. Monk and the Earthquake""; he begins speaking in gibberish during these periods, severely hindering his investigative skills. Over the course of the show (roughly 8 years), Monk overcomes many of his phobias and some aspects of his OCPD. Though he has not been cured of many of them, if"
"""Mr. Monk and the Big Reward"", which aired around this time. Season five premiered Friday, July 7, 2006, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time. This marked the first time change for the program, which aired at 10:00 p.m. during its first four seasons. The change allowed the show to work as a lead-in to a new USA Network series, ""Psych"", another offbeat detective program. ""Monk"" followed a consistent format of airing half of its 16 episodes in mid-year and the second half early the following year, with the exception of the first season, which broadcast entirely from July 2002 through October"
"recaptured and the Cleve Dobbs case is closed, Natalie decides to rejoin Monk in San Francisco. Starting in ""Mr. Monk Helps Himself"", Natalie studies for a private investigations licensing exam. Subsequently, in ""Mr. Monk Gets on Board"", she and Monk officially open their own private-eye business called Monk and Teeger, Consulting Detectives; with Natalie technically serving as Monk's boss. Natalie Teeger Natalie Jane Teeger ""(née Davenport)"" is a fictional character on the American crime drama/comedy ""Monk"". She becomes Adrian Monk's personal assistant midway through season three. She is portrayed by Traylor Howard. Traylor Howard was introduced after USA Network released"
"first name, sometimes joking that it is ""Inspector"". In ""The Wench Is Dead"" it was stated that his initial was E. At the end of ""Death Is Now My Neighbour"", it is revealed to be ""Endeavour"". Two-thirds of the way through the television episode based on the book, he gives the cryptic clue ""My whole life's effort has revolved around Eve"". In the series, it is noted that Morse's reluctance to use his Christian name led to his receiving the nickname ""Pagan"" while attending Stamford School (which Colin Dexter, the author of the Morse novels, attended). In the novels, Morse's"
"birthday. He had puzzles published under the pseudonym ""Esrom"" (his surname in reverse). In addition to crosswords, Morse had an interest in other types of word puzzles, and was a frequent contributor to """". He was also a chess writer and wrote a book called ""Chess Problems: Tasks and Records"". Colin Dexter's fictional detective, Inspector Morse, was named after him. In 1955, he married Belinda Marianne, daughter of Lt-Colonel R. B. Y. Mills, and they had three sons and two daughters (one of whom died young). Lady morse died in 2017. He was an honorary fellow of New College, Oxford,"
"Wolk. It was mainly shot in Los Angeles and was directed by Andrei Belgrader. When ""Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty"" first aired in the United States on USA Network on March 17, 2006, it was watched by 5.4 million viewers. Captain Stottlemeyer (Ted Levine) and Lieutenant Disher (Jason Gray-Stanford) capture Miguel Escobar (Carlos Gómez), a drug lord who is on the FBI's Most Wanted List. They soon encounter FBI agent Lapides (Michael Weaver), who informs them that Escobar will be transferred to the federal government's custody. Stottlemeyer and Disher are to babysit Escobar until the extradition hearing. Elsewhere, Monk (Tony"
"the season received. The Brazilian counterpart to Universal Channel, who broadcast ""Monk"" in the country, elected it as one of the ten best episodes of the series. Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty ""Mr. Monk Gets Jury Duty"" is the sixteenth and final episode of the fourth season of the American comedy-drama detective television series ""Monk"", and is the show's 61st episode overall. The series follows Adrian Monk (Tony Shalhoub), a private detective with obsessive–compulsive disorder and multiple phobias, and his assistant Natalie Teeger (Traylor Howard). In this episode, Monk is requested to be part of a jury for a minor"
"for several days because he cannot find any Sierra Springs. Monk also has great difficulty in standard social situations, so much so that he must write down common small talk phrases on note cards in an attempt to successfully socialize. While his obsessive attention to minute detail cripples him socially, it makes him a gifted detective and profiler. He has a photographic memory, and can reconstruct entire crime scenes based on little more than scraps of detail that seem unimportant to his colleagues. His trademark method of examining a crime scene, which Sharona used to call his ""Zen Sherlock Holmes"
"as the days count down until their wedding, someone starts making threats against Leland and T.K., including ransacking his house, blowing up his car, making threatening phone calls to T.K., and setting off a bomb at the wedding rehearsal. Monk eventually finds out that these acts were the work of T.K.'s friend and maid of honor, Stephanie Briggs (Teri Polo), who was trying to recover a gun she had used earlier that week to kill fellow ecoterrorist Martin Kettering. Leland Stottlemeyer Captain Leland Francis Stottlemeyer is a fictional police officer played by Ted Levine on the American crime drama ""Monk""."
"Monk to be reinstated to the police department as acting captain of the Homicide division. Although Natalie tries to convince Monk not to accept the mayor's offer, Monk goes ahead and accepts it. Monk is all too pleased to have his badge back. Natalie does some research behind Monk's new assisting detectives: ""Mad Jack"" Wyatt, Cynthia Chow, and Frank Porter. Wyatt gets his nickname from his violent and unconventional methods on the street and in the department. Chow is a paranoid conspiracy theorist who has spent much of her dangerous life undercover, who thinks that extraterrestrials are trying to impregnate"